Chapter 1578 The Whole World Will Tremble

Discussions about the construction plan and the Penglai city project not only happened in the coffee shop of Jinling University, but also happened in every corner of the world. When Fanya News announced the news, it immediately caused huge repercussions in the international arena.

Even the distant Mars colony can hear words like "Penglai City" or "Jianmu" from people's comments.

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In a bar with trendy decoration and full of cyberpunk style, a man with a metallic arm gathered the holographic screen in his hand, freed his right hand to grab the wine glass, and took a sip of the ominous green cocktail , muttering with a belch.

"Pan-Asian cooperation plans to build cities in the Pacific Ocean? What the hell are those Asians thinking?"

Sitting next to him, a man dressed in the same unremarkable manner interjected slowly.

"What are you thinking? Isn't it obvious? They plan to repair the space elevator on the Pacific Ocean, and build a city under the space elevator by the way, turning the Pacific Ocean into their back garden without anyone noticing."

"Wouldn't it be the case without Penglai City? Now the entire Earth-Moon system is their backyard, not just the Pacific Ocean?"

"This statement is correct..."

"No matter how you say it, this is a violation of international conventions!" At this time, a deafening roar suddenly came from the side, and a drunk man with a red wine nose said in a rude tone, "The Pacific Ocean Territorial waters belong to all mankind, how dare they do this!"

At this time, the bartender standing behind the bar put the shaken cocktail on the bar with a snap, and then gently pushed it in front of a customer.

Looking at the guests who were arguing with red faces, he casually interjected in a casual tone.

"Let them go. Anyway, the Pacific Ocean is separated by hundreds of thousands of miles from London, and tens of millions of kilometers from New London. Even if they drain the Pacific Ocean, it has nothing to do with us."

This is the truest thought in his heart, and it is also the thought of most people in this bar.

No matter how you say it, it's too far from the earth.

What's more, what if they don't like it?

The Pan-Asian First Fleet is a starship battle group that claims to be established with extraterrestrial civilizations as imaginary enemies. So far, even the combined starships of other regional alliances cannot match the total tonnage and combat effectiveness of this "Invincible Fleet".

Not to mention the Beihai Alliance, a rising star in the era of great space exploration. They still have to rely on the strategy of turning a blind eye to air pirates and smuggling trade to share the share of space trade in the hands of Pan-Asian cooperation. They don't even have the ability to compare on the same weight level, just Even its own spaceport, the Atlantis space station, was built by Dongya Heavy Industries.

In the face of such hegemony, what room do they have to resist?

Whether they are really for the community of shared future for mankind, or for their own selfish desires, this matter is not something they can control with their own will...

Not only the idlers in a small bar in the city of New London, but also the headquarters of the North American League far away on the earth, are also worrying about "problems that they can't do anything to control".

While the Pan-Asian Cooperation took the initiative in public opinion to build momentum for the space elevator project, its high-level officials also sent invitations for diplomatic meetings to other regional alliances and regimes on Earth through diplomatic channels.

As for the content of the meeting——

Naturally, it has something to do with the space elevator and the city on the Pacific Ocean.

To be honest, when he heard that Pan Asia Cooperation had made such a decision, Chairman Dolan Camille's face was full of surprise. He has been the chairman of the North American Alliance for about six years, and he is quite familiar with dealing with Pan-Asian cooperation.

Usually, those pan-Asians are quite moderate in their diplomatic stance, and they will communicate with other regional alliances in a negotiable manner no matter what it is.

But this time, it was different from usual.

It wasn't until the chairman of the board announced the plan to build a space elevator at the celebration of the ignition day that they belatedly learned that those Asians planned to insert a tube in the atmosphere, and the name of the tube was "Build wood".

Carefully recalling all the past events that happened during his tenure, Chairman Dolan Camille couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

When did it all start?

besides……

What does that Jianmu mean?

"Jianmu plan..." Putting down the invitation letter about the diplomatic meeting in his hand, Chairman Camille looked at his chief of staff, frowned and asked, "What is that Jianmu?"

The Chief of Staff hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"It is said that it is a ladder connecting heaven and earth in ancient Chinese mythology."

"Similar to the Tower of Babel?"

"Almost... but that thing is not a tower, but a sacred tree worshiped by the ancestors—"

"It's irrelevant to pay attention to this kind of thing," the secretary-general who stood beside coughed heavily, interrupted the irrelevant conversation between the two, glanced at the chairman sitting behind the desk, and said in a serious tone, " Mr. Chairman, what we need to discuss now is how to deal with this invitation for a diplomatic meeting.”

According to the current international law, the practice of Pan-Asian cooperation in the Pacific Ocean is untenable in legal terms. In principle, there is no need for them to accept such a diplomatic meeting to negotiate for a matter that they cannot accept at all.

On the other hand, if they accept such an invitation, it is equivalent to sending a signal.

That is, this matter is negotiable.

"How to deal with it? My attitude is of course against it. The Pacific Ocean is a high sea. Whether it is a country or a regional alliance, if they are allowed to build a large number of buildings there today, they will dare to include that area in the exclusive economic zone tomorrow, and they will dare to include it in the day after tomorrow. Sovereignty there...but the question is, is there a better option?"

Tapping his index finger on the desk, looking at the silent secretary-general, Chairman Camille sighed and continued.

"Actually, from the very beginning, we had no choice."

The Secretary-General looked at him solemnly and continued.

"Not necessarily, if we can unite the South American Union, the North Sea Union, the Ibero-French Union diplomatically—"

"Then our starships add up, I'm afraid it's only a fraction of the Pan-Asian First Fleet." Interrupting the Secretary-General, Chairman Camille gave a wry smile and continued, "Do you really think that if Will they drop the plan if we say no to it?"

There was silence in the office.

Chairman Camille sighed softly, and put the invitation letter for the diplomatic meeting on the holographic screen into the memo, then tapped the close button, and leaned back on the office chair.

To be honest, compared with the Pan-Asian Cooperation's actions in the Pacific Ocean, what he is most worried about is not the impact of the space elevator on the international structure, strategic balance, or ecological environment.

After all, the hegemony of Pan-Asian cooperation was established as early as the 1950s, and it has been operating steadily for more than half a century. One more space elevator will not fundamentally change anything.

What really worried him was something else.

Although the possibility of military conflict breaking out in the 22nd century is very small, it is all based on the current diplomatic norms of "pacifism and non-intervention" of the Pan-Asian Cooperation. Even if it has the largest starship battle group, it has never considered putting it into aggression against other regional alliances.

However, since Li Guangya became the chairman of the board, some dreadful things seemed to be subtly released.

Camille couldn't clearly describe what it was, but he knew one thing.

Once those people choose to cross the line, the whole world will tremble.

There is no doubt about this...